I don't understand your acclimatisation. However I have two questions:
1. Why being in a hurry
2. What will happen if there is bad weather those 2 days
by Diego Sahagún » Wed Apr 29, 2009 11:49 pm
by Diego Sahagún » Thu Apr 30, 2009 12:28 am
by radson » Thu Apr 30, 2009 12:37 am
by Diego Sahagún » Thu Apr 30, 2009 12:47 am
by Luciano136 » Thu Apr 30, 2009 1:09 am
by Luciano136 » Thu Apr 30, 2009 1:13 am
Diego Sahagún wrote:It could be probably worse than that radson. BTW, Mont Blanc measures 4810 m.
by Luciano136 » Thu Apr 30, 2009 1:25 am
icypeak wrote:Well, I guess anything is possible, but I sure remember plenty of green faced guys with their heads between their knees at the Gouter Hut from not acclimatizing properly.
by icypeak » Thu Apr 30, 2009 1:43 am
Luciano136 wrote:icypeak wrote:Well, I guess anything is possible, but I sure remember plenty of green faced guys with their heads between their knees at the Gouter Hut from not acclimatizing properly.
Hey, I see you've done Rainier. How does it compare to Mt. Blanc difficulty wise?
by Diego Sahagún » Thu Apr 30, 2009 1:50 am
Luciano136 wrote:Diego Sahagún wrote:It could be probably worse than that radson. BTW, Mont Blanc measures 4810 m.
I'm with Diego on this one. Once you get a headache and keep pushing higher, it might take a turn for the worse. It's not unheard of and I actually know someone personally that got AMS at 4500m and had to get down quickly. Heck, I've seen people puke their brains out just below 3000m. It really depends on the person.
If I go to 4000m in a day, I tend to get a pretty bad headache and I know I really can't go any higher.
by Luciano136 » Thu Apr 30, 2009 1:55 am
icypeak wrote:Luciano136 wrote:icypeak wrote:Well, I guess anything is possible, but I sure remember plenty of green faced guys with their heads between their knees at the Gouter Hut from not acclimatizing properly.
Hey, I see you've done Rainier. How does it compare to Mt. Blanc difficulty wise?
Rainier was for sure easier for me as it was really just a "walk" up (mind you a long one that cost me a toenail!) whereas Mt Blanc has a few quite exposed rock and snow ridges. But, both fantastic climbs!
by JScoles » Thu Apr 30, 2009 1:55 am
by Luciano136 » Thu Apr 30, 2009 2:03 am
JScoles wrote:If you screw up or have an accident on Mt Blanc you better have lots of cash or very good insurance.
by Diego Sahagún » Thu Apr 30, 2009 10:40 am
by Diego Sahagún » Thu Apr 30, 2009 10:51 am
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